Level Completed: School as a Game<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Many of us love watching professional sports<\/a>. We most enjoy seeing our favorite athletes win. Yet we constantly repeat that it is not really about the medals themselves, but about observing the athletes\u2019 struggles. This is true \u2013 as long as our favorites are winning. Otherwise, our enthusiasm decidedly wanes. It’s similar when observing our children\u2019s learning. At first, everything delights<\/a> us. Over time, we want them to know a bit more and for knowledge acquisition to come a bit easier for them. When grades appear, and especially exams, acceptance of failures systematically disappears.<\/strong> In school too, gold medals count above all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The analysis of young generations\u2019 learning progress is conducted worldwide. The most popular is the PISA test carried out by the OECD<\/strong> (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), an association of 38 highly developed and democratic countries. It serves to assess fifteen-year-olds\u2019 use of skills and knowledge in reading, mathematics and science.<\/strong> Students solve specially prepared computer tests, consisting of multiple-choice and open-ended questions. They also complete questionnaires about themselves and their place of learning (student behavior, discipline enforcement, and other aspects of school functioning are evaluated).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TIMSS and PIRLS studies are conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement<\/strong>. TIMSS is typically held every four years, involving two cohorts \u2013 one with students around age 10 and another with 14-year-olds. The assessment is available in both digital and paper formats, utilizing multiple-choice and open-ended questions to evaluate knowledge, understanding, and application of science and mathematics. PIRLS, conducted quinquennially, targets 9\u201310 year-olds. It too offers digital and paper-based testing options. Participants respond to open-ended and multiple-choice questions, assessing reading competencies with a focus on literary experience and information acquisition and use. Students also complete a questionnaire about their learning attitudes, while teachers, principals, and parents answer questions related to lesson organization and the broader school (and home) environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PISA test aims to evaluate a country\u2019s education system, emphasizing socio-economic factors and equitable access to knowledge. PIRLS and TIMSS focus on students\u2019 mastery of the curriculum and practical application of acquired knowledge and skills. In principle, PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS can be good indicators of a country\u2019s achievements \u2013 provided the data is robust and observed trends sufficiently pronounced. In most cases, however, country-level statistics are disorganized and not entirely reliable<\/strong>. These studies primarily serve to fuel international discourse on education but lack nuance. Consequently, the rich dataset generated by PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, and similar tests proves most useful to the researchers conducting these studies, rather than being properly disseminated to or effectively utilized by teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend:<\/strong> A New Opening of Science. The Struggle for Access to Knowledge Goes On<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe PISA Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The TIMSS and PIRLS Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A Rich Collection of Useless Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n